Ipswich River Craft News Today

Find out how maritime flags inspired this former TV producer to open a business crafting custom maritime signs.

An Ipswich company is using its growing custom-made nautical sign business to help raise money for homes for wounded veterans.

Ipswich resident Pamela Tomlins nautical signs garner national attention on ABC News.

On this Giving Tuesday, these American-made items are the gifts that keep on giving.

>> reporter: for years on giving tuesday darn tough has donated their online sales to the vermont food bank. order online tonight. just listen to this. >> all: hi, david. we donated 1 million meals. >> reporter: 1 million meals donated to the food bank since they started this effort years ago. theyre still going tonight. in massachusetts, ipswich river craft. kevin cutting. sarah sanding. emma painting. >> hey, david. >> reporter: the owner with the finished products. what are they making? >> na...

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Marco Sanfilippo Special to the Chronicle-Transcript It’s not every day you hear a success story that comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for Pamela Tomlin, founder of Ipswich River Craft, things hit a little different. Once a freelance TV producer in and out of work, she now spends her time building nautical signs in the comfort of her own home. The signs are based on the nautical alphabet, which has a long history of being used by ships as a reliable communication method. The 26 colorfu...